Bean Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 to 1 1/2 lb. ham hocks
1 pkg. Portuguese sausage
3 potatoes, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
2 carrots, sliced
1 onion, chopped
1 pkg. fresh string beans, cut into 1-inch sections
1 pkg. frozen lima beans
1 can kidney beans
2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
1 bunch watercress, cut into 3-inch sections (optional)
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Boil ham hocks in water in a large (10-quart or larger) pot until meat falls off the bone (about 3 to 4 hours).
Add remaining ingredients except watercress and cook for an additional hour. Watercress and/or sliced cabbage can be added the last 15 to 20 minutes of cooking time.